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Olivia Chow still getting the most abuse on Facebookhttp://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/10/02/olivia_chow_still_getting_the_most_abuse_on_facebook.html
718d6c0a-3fcd-4101-8bf9-a671d89c54d1Thu, 2 Oct 2014 06:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/10/02/olivia_chow_still_getting_the_most_abuse_on_facebook/olivia_chow.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Personal attacks on the only minority, female, immigrant candidate are high, but John Tory’s site is also finding a need to delete offensive posts.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarOlivia Chow, shown in a media scrum after a debate last Monday, draws a larger number of offensive comments online than other candidates, in part because she is the only minority, immigrant, female candidate in the running for the mayor's seat.TARA WALTONTORONTO STARElection 2014: Olivia Chow deletes the most Facebook comments http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/03/28/election_2014_olivia_chow_deletes_the_most_facebook_comments.html
34f3b7c6-8bcf-4a1b-86a7-0256ed2cd763Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/03/28/election_2014_olivia_chow_deletes_the_most_facebook_comments/olivia_chow.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Olivia Chow’s page has been subjected to torrent of abusive comments.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarOlivia Chow takes part in the first debate for the Toronto mayoral race in Toronto on Wednesday.Nathan DenetteTHE CANADIAN PRESSCan a reality show really deliver aid to Africa? http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/01/20/can_a_reality_show_really_deliver_aid_to_africa.html
770741eb-ba88-4fa7-9b3b-30ccab6b233fMon, 20 Jan 2014 10:00:00 EST<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/world/2014/01/20/can_a_reality_show_really_deliver_aid_to_africa/mamadou_diarra.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Ottawa-based Farm Radio International created a reality show that followed six young people trying to become successful farmers.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarMamadou Diarra, a contestant on the Malian radio reality program Daba Kamalen, or "Best Farmer," begins to harvest his first-ever field of corn.Marc Ellisonfor the Toronto StarGovernment farm expert Abdou Mariko convinced Mamadou Diarra to grow the sotubaka strain of corn, which is disease-resistant, as part of the radio reality program Daba Kamalen -- or "Best Farmer" -- in Mali. The program was created by the Ottawa-based NGO Farm Radio International.Marc EllisonFor the Toronto StarMobile sexual health clinic a life-saver for immigrant womenhttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/09/05/mobile_sexual_health_clinic_a_lifesaver_for_immigrant_women.html
80ac08c3-4969-4557-8ce5-d8302387ae9cThu, 5 Sep 2013 19:24:39 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/09/05/mobile_sexual_health_clinic_a_lifesaver_for_immigrant_women/mobile_health_clinic.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Whether they speak Urdu or Korean, the name on the Winnebago means the same to all of its farflung patients: a service that could literally save their lives.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarThe interior of the mobile clinic operated by the Immigrant Women's Health Centre. The 9-metre Winnebago is separated into three compartments: an examination room, a waiting room, and an intake area.MARC ELLISONTORONTO STARData shows Torontonians love to jaywalk — and sometimes pay the pricehttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/09/05/data_shows_torontonians_love_to_jaywalk_and_sometimes_pay_the_price.html
aa11bc50-71a9-42c1-a878-5776d7b6e2e2Thu, 5 Sep 2013 06:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/09/05/data_shows_torontonians_love_to_jaywalk_and_sometimes_pay_the_price/jaywalking_man.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Over 9,000 jaywalking tickets were issued by Toronto police in the past 18 months. But are they actually changing any habits?
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarA man unabashedly crosses mid-block on Yonge St. Police blitzes against disobeying walk signals or not using crosswalks may result in lots of tickets, but it's doubtful whether fining people changes a well-ingrained Toronto habit.
CARLOS OSORIOTORONTO STARBA Dreamliner completes inaugural London-Toronto flighthttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/09/02/ba_dreamliner_completes_inaugural_londontoronto_flight.html
ac4a387a-1d02-45a2-bd5f-60ca0fc12be1Mon, 2 Sep 2013 15:22:18 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/09/02/ba_dreamliner_completes_inaugural_londontoronto_flight/tarmac_view.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Passengers travelling on British Airways’ newest luxury aircraft may have arrived half an hour later than expected at Toronto’s Pearson airport Sunday — but at least they did so in comfort.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarA view of one of British Airways' new Dreamliner planes which completed its inaugural long-haul flight between London and Toronto on 1 September, 2013.BRITISH AIRWAYSSt. Jacobs farmers market gutted in overnight firehttp://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/09/02/st_jacobs_market_near_waterloo_gutted_by_fire.html
e837f434-1116-46c2-85d4-65012dac0fabMon, 2 Sep 2013 09:27:24 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2013/09/02/st_jacobs_market_near_waterloo_gutted_by_fire/st_jacob_s_fire.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Waterloo fire crews were called out overnight to battle a major blaze at popular St. Jacobs market just outside the city.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarFirefighters survey the scene after a major fire at historic St. Jacobs Market.Andrew CollinsFor the Toronto StarFire at the St. Jacobs Farmers Market, Monday Sept. 2, 2013 which destroyed the main building.
Brent W.J. MackiePhotoThousands of Canadian hopefuls sign up for Mars missionhttp://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/08/30/thousands_of_canadian_hopefuls_sign_up_for_mars_mission.html
d210778a-fcf9-4593-a3d0-b0d40027a52cFri, 30 Aug 2013 07:40:54 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2013/08/30/thousands_of_canadian_hopefuls_sign_up_for_mars_mission/crystal_34.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarDuane says he's had a passion for Mars since he was a kid.
And armed with a Phd. in biomedical engineering, he says he's better prepared than any other candidate.
"We need to establish a sustainable habitat on another planet," he says. "Mars is really the best shot in our lifetimes to do that, and that's job number one in this mission."MARS-ONE.COMJeremy Goodwin says his Vancouver friends have asked why he'd leave behind the ocean and fresh air for Mars.
"We find meaning in our lives through new experiences, learning something new every day, making teh world a better place, and loving each other," he says.
Jeremy says his life until now has been "rich" on all those fronts.
"But going to Mars would blow all those experiences right into the heavens."MARS-ONE.COMKaren from Hamilton, is a freelance journalist that has travelled the world being "other people's eyes and ears" during disasters and other news events. She says "The most important thing you have to know about my sense of humour is that I have the greatest laugh on Earth, and I'm hoping it's going to become the greatest laugh on Mars."MARS-ONE.COMKevin has always been a fan of science fiction books.
But actually going to Mars would allow him to "live the kind of adventure I've only ever read about."
Kevin holds his paunch and declares he's even given up french fries to get in shape for the mission.MARS-ONE.COMMarina wants to go to Mars. She says, "Ever since I was a little kid, all i ever wanted to do with my life was go to Starfleet Academy [from Star Trek]. When I realized that wasn't possible, it was really really hard on me. But, now I have the opportunity to be part of something more incredible, to start something Federation-esque." She doesn't even care if she makes it to the red planet, she says she's happy to just get into orbit.MARS-ONE.COMToronto investigations data reveals odditieshttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/27/toronto_investigations_data_reveals_oddities.html
678fd04c-b2aa-4aec-9333-d6dfee8d873aTue, 27 Aug 2013 21:28:40 EDTThe Star analyzed more than 33,000 complaints made to the city's licensing and standards division in 2013 — and found a few oddities among them.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarNoise complaints suggest Play is no fun for neighbourshttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/27/noise_complaints_suggest_play_is_no_fun_for_neighbours.html
21a4101a-fe7a-4e74-aafc-668a95f71f16Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:06:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/08/27/noise_complaints_suggest_play_is_no_fun_for_neighbours/play_nightclub.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>The Queen West club, which faces nine noise charges, is among the reasons Trinity-Spadina is a hot zone for city hall grievances.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarPlay, a nightspot at 1032 Queen St West, has had many noise complaints lodged against it by neighbours.Vince TalottaToronto StarTrinity-Spadina tops for complaints to cityhttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/27/trinityspadina_tops_for_complaints_to_city.html
c8d65b00-8c5d-4ea1-893d-1d9296f36166Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:00:00 EDTArea found most likely to call city about noise, garbage and more. Next: Etobicoke-Lakeshore.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarToronto’s top apartment building for complaints: 79 Thorncliffe Parkhttp://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/08/27/torontos_top_apartment_building_for_complaints_79_thorncliffe_park.html
ff7c074d-60e6-420d-a504-397dc38a45bfTue, 27 Aug 2013 06:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/city_hall/2013/08/27/torontos_top_apartment_building_for_complaints_79_thorncliffe_park/abbas_kolia_of_northcliffe_tenants_association.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Residents of the 17-storey tower have lodged 59 complaints with the city this year, but an audit suggests conditions are worse elsewhere.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarAbbas Kolia, president of the tenants association, stands in front of 79 Thorncliffe Park Drive - the most-investigated residential building in Toronto.MARC ELLISONTORONTO STAREarthquake’s youngest victims remembered at AGOhttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/18/earthquakes_youngest_victims_remembered_at_ago.html
c326104d-b21c-43d2-8c8b-8e10a40aa8bcSun, 18 Aug 2013 23:35:42 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/08/18/earthquakes_youngest_victims_remembered_at_ago/great_wall.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Five years after an earthquake battered China's Sichuan province, hundreds of volunteers gathered at the Art Gallery of Ontario to read out the names of the 5,200 schoolchildren killed in the natural disaster.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarSeveral hundred volunteers gathered at the Art Gallery of Ontario Sunday to read the names of the 5,200 children killed in the 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan province.KEITH BEATYTORONTO STARToronto data reveals hundreds of discarded syringeshttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/15/toronto_data_reveals_hundreds_of_discarded_syringes.html
a6e1c103-c2ab-4400-a815-4bfbbc5c5115Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/08/15/toronto_data_reveals_hundreds_of_discarded_syringes/kb_needles_2jpg.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>The Star obtained Toronto data that shows nearly 140 reports of discarded syringes in city parks, alleys and private property over an 18-month period.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarDanielle Monk, seen with son Nolan, 2, in Norris Crescent Parkette in Etobicoke. Danielle accidentally stepped on a discarded needle on Aug. 6, 2013.KEITH BEATYTORONTO STAROne dead after TTC bus and truck collide at Scarborough intersectionhttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/13/ttc_bus_and_truck_collide_at_scarborough_intersection.html
a0c2223c-4311-40c8-859e-e7d2a3b5ddbcTue, 13 Aug 2013 12:18:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/08/13/ttc_bus_and_truck_collide_at_scarborough_intersection/bus_crash_at_steeles_and_middlefield_rd.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>
Mariana Ionova - Staff Reporter, Marc Ellison - Special to the Star, Kim Magi - Staff ReporterPolice close the intersection of Middlefield Road and Steeles Avenue in Scarborough to investigate a crash fatality.Chris SoToronto StarPolice close the intersection of Middlefield Road and Steeles Avenue in Scarborough to investigate a crash fatality after a cube truck delivery van ploughed into an eastbound TTC bus. Police say the fatality was a woman passenger about to exit the front of the bus.Chris SoToronto StarA hydro pole is removed from the crash scene.Chris SoToronto StarThe intersection of Steeles and Middlefield was closed as there are live wires and hydro poles down. Nearly 5,000 customers were without power as a result of the crash.CHRIS SOTORONTO STARThe intersection is closed as there are live wires and hydro poles down. Nearly 5,000 customers were without power as a result of the crash.CHRIS SOTORONTO STARRed light cameras: Data says, watch out for Wednesday morning http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/09/red_light_cameras_data_says_watch_out_for_wednesday_morning.html
d4bd0c24-2fd0-43f4-8b48-00b61be9dee1Fri, 9 Aug 2013 06:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/08/09/red_light_cameras_data_says_watch_out_for_wednesday_morning/camera_at_bayview_and_truman.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Toronto’s 77 red-light cameras wrote up $11M in fines in just 18 months. And 8:46 a.m. Wednesday is the most likely time to fall victim.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarThe intersection at Bayview Ave. and Truman Rd. had the most red light camera tickets.
KEITH BEATYTORONTO STARMan shot in head near Sheppard and Don Millshttp://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2013/08/08/man_shot_in_the_head_near_sheppard_and_don_mills.html
9037cfe4-19e7-42f2-9890-8ff0b4b2c586Thu, 8 Aug 2013 19:58:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/crime/2013/08/08/man_shot_in_the_head_near_sheppard_and_don_mills/man_rushed_to_hospital_fro_don_mills_shooting.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>The man was fighting for his life in hospital late Thursday night after the shooting on Forest Manor Rd.
Marc Ellison - Special to the Star, Arshy Mann - Staff ReporterA man in his 20s was rushed to Sunnybrook Trauma Centre with critical injuries after he was found in an underground parking garage near Sheppard and Don Mills Rd.Victor Biro photoPolice confer outside the underground parking lot of a Sheppard Ave. E. and Don Mills Rd.-area apartment building, where a man in his late 20s was shot Thursday evening.MARC ELLISONTORONTO STARToronto’s Caribbean Carnival parade heats up the city with rhythm, culture and costumeshttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/03/torontos_caribbean_carnival_parade_heats_up_the_city_with_rhythm_culture_and_costumes.html
5a700a97-4273-49e4-8b14-9edd8645aad2Sat, 3 Aug 2013 14:33:53 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/08/03/torontos_caribbean_carnival_parade_heats_up_the_city_with_rhythm_culture_and_costumes/caribanaford.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Dancers at this year's Caribbean Carnival say the annual event is more than just a party - it's about fusing their ties between their past and present cultures.
Marc Ellison - Special to the Star, Robin Levinson King - Staff ReporterMayor Rob Ford dances with some of the parade revellers at the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Satruday.COLIN MCCONNELLTORONTO STAR0UTLAW3D: The vanity licence plates the Ontario government won’t let you seehttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/02/0utlaw3d_the_vanity_licence_plates_the_ontario_government_wont_let_you_see.html
b1f86776-473b-4982-8e42-35f820f604d9Fri, 2 Aug 2013 11:33:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2013/08/02/0utlaw3d_the_vanity_licence_plates_the_ontario_government_wont_let_you_see/ciplates.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Since November 2010, the Ontario government has thrown out over 3,000 vanity plate applications — the Star found out what they were, and why they were deemed inappropriate.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarA word cloud shows the most common criteria for why more than 3,000 Ontario vanity plate requests were rejected.MARC ELLISONTORONTO STARStrip club operators also lobby councillorshttp://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/07/31/strip_club_operators_also_lobby_councillors.html
1f8ef47c-fda0-449c-a683-cb37a545bd06Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/city_hall/2013/07/31/strip_club_operators_also_lobby_councillors/house_of_lancaster.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Working visit by three councillors to a strip club back in 2009 pops up again in the Star's analysis of lobbyist registry.
Marc Ellison - Special to the StarFrom left, Cesar Palacio, Frank Di Giorgio and Giorgio Mammoliti leave House of Lancaster in this March, 2009 photo.VINCE TALOTTATORONTO STAR